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ham

  • noun [ feminine ]
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Grammar
ham, hom, hamm, e; f.
Wright's OE grammar
§133; §282; §335; §562;
The ham, the inner or hind part of the knee
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  • Hamm poples, hamma

    suffragines,

      Ælfc. Gl. 75; Som. 71, 84, 83; Wrt. Voc. 44, 66, 65.
  • Ham

    poples,

      71, 50.
  • Monegum men gescrincaþ his fét tó his homme ... gebeðe ða hamma

    with many a man the feet shrink up to the ham ... warm the hams,

      L. M. 1, 26; Lchdm. ii. 68, 3-5.
Etymology
[A. R. mid hommen iuolden with bent knees: Icel. höm the ham or haunch of a horse: O. H. Ger. hamma poples, suffrago.]
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